Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes brims with Robert Louis Stevenson’s wry and exquisite observations and his obvious delight in the farmers and peasants he encounters in the Cévennes, a region of south-central France that was remote and largely inaccessible in 1878. Modestine, Stevenson’s much-adored but predictably stubborn donkey, sets the pace and becomes a central character in the account of this twelve-day adventure. Beguiling and charming, this pioneering travelogue lends itself beautifully to Stevenson’s dry humor and razor-sharp reflections. Thought by many to be a slender but influential masterpiece of early travel writing, it ranks on The Guardian’s list of one hundred best nonfiction books of all time. This Warbler Classics edition includes an extensive biographical timeline.
Table of Content
Contents
Velay
The Donkey, the Pack, and the Pack-Saddle
The Green Donkey-Driver
I Have a Goad
Upper Gévaudan
A Camp in the Dark
Cheylard and Luc
Our Lady of the Snows
Father Apollinairs
The Monks
The Boarders
Upper Gévaudan (continued)
Across the Goulet
A Night Among the Pines
The Country of the Camisards
Across the Lozére
Pont de Montvert
In the Valley of the Tarn
Florac
In the Valley of the Mimente
The Heart of the Country
The Last Day
Farewell, Modestine!
Biographical Timeline
About the author
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer. His other works include Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child’s Garden of Verses.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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